School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- (continued from previous page)to the bon-fire and walk round it seven times saying the rosary. They then went home and left the young people to enjoy themselves.
The fire was supposed to be in honour of Our Lord's baptism.
1st August people who cannot go on a pilgrimage to Knock perform the stations of the cross in Church after Mass.
St. Martin's night 9th Nov people kill fowl and put a tiny drop of the blood on their Sunday clothes.
Michaelmas 29th Sept the old women of the village gather together for rosary.
St. Thomas's Day 22nd Dec just said a prayer in his honour.
Hallow Eve usual games of 3 saucers and dallog were played. Clean water -young men(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary A. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patsy Ausboro
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- An Tamhnach Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
